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Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

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Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely to have delayed access to funded early years education, new research from the LSE suggests.

Link child benefit to take-up of free hours, says think-tank

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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A new think tank report calls for parents to be denied child benefit if they fail to take advantage of the free hours and enrol their children in early years settings.

Unpaid overtime props up sector

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Monday, November 16, 2015

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Nurseries are relying on the ‘goodwill’ of staff to work unpaid overtime, according to a new survey by the education professionals’ union Voice.

Funded early education hours not enough to 'narrow the gap'

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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Parents with young children who work 20 hours a week or more should be entitled to up to 25 hours a week of free early education, a think tank has proposed.

Troubled Families programme to expand focus to under-fives

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

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The Government’s Troubled Families programme is to be expanded to help an additional 400,000 families, including those with children under five.

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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The Liberal Democrats would raise the pupil premium for nursery-age children to £1,000 a year, under plans released as part of the party’s election manifesto.

London's children 'penalised' under early years pupil premium

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Friday, August 29, 2014

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The capital's most disadvantaged children will lose out under plans for the new early years pupil premium, new analysis has warned.

Campaign calls for volunteers to help boost outdoor play in the community

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Friday, January 20, 2012

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A consortium of voluntary organisations led by Play England has been awarded 2m through the Government's Big Society Fund to re-launch a campaign to increase children's opportunities to play outside.

Analysis: What does 'ready for school' mean?

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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A new emphasis on formal educational attainment rather than social and communication skills could be a backward step, as Mary Evans hears.

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

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Monday, March 12, 2012

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Parents in Scotland could be entitled to over 600 hours of free nursery education a year, under new plans announced by first minister Alex Salmond.

Thousands of parents missing out on 30 hours places

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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More than 22,000 parents have not yet taken up a 30 hours place they are eligible for, according to new DfE figures, and only three-quarters of codes issued for January have so far been validated.

Budget 2012: Extra support for service families

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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Families of military personnel are to benefit from an extra 2 million a year, under new measures announced by the Chancellor George Osborne in today's budget.

Serious conflict at home affects four million UK families

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Monday, March 26, 2012

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More than five out of ten families with children experience serious or frequent conflict in the home, according to new research.

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

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Monday, April 2, 2012

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Two children's centre nurseries in the London borough of Southwark are set to close because the council says there is no longer a need for places.

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

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Monday, April 16, 2012

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The medical profession has launched a new campaign to tackle childhood obesity, which doctors say is the 'single greatest public health threat' in Britain.

More parents applying for 30 hours, but thousands still without a place

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Friday, January 12, 2018

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More than 59,000 codes issued to parents for the 30 hours have still not been validated by providers or local authorities.

Concern over reduction in nursery teacher numbers

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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Scotland's teaching unions have joined forces to highlight a reduction in the number of qualified nursery teachers, despite assurances from the Scottish government that the number of nursery teachers would rise.

Families with disabled children missing meals to make ends meet

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Friday, May 25, 2012

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Families with disabled children are going without essentials and getting into debt to pay for food, heating and clothes, finds a new report.

Law change to speed up adoption process for babies

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Friday, July 6, 2012

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Babies taken into care will be placed with prospective adoptive parents, rather than with temporary foster parents, in plans set out by the Prime Minister.

New early years funding tool

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Friday, July 13, 2012

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Early years providers will now be able to compare how much funding they receive for the free entitlement with settings in other areas.

Number of under-fives set to soar

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Monday, July 30, 2012

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The number of children attending maintained nurseries and primary schools is set to increase by around 20 per cent in the next eight years, according to Government figures.

No case for profit-making schools, think-tank finds

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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Schools should not be run for profit, a report argues, which found that charities run schools better than businesses.

Elizabeth Truss appointed early years minister

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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Elizabeth Truss is the new minister with responsibility for early years in the Department for Education. David Laws becomes minister for schools.

Two-thirds of single parents in lower-skilled jobs because of unavailable childcare

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Friday, September 7, 2012

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Single parents are being forced to take on junior roles that offer more flexible hours and are closer to home, a new report has found.

Council to cut back on childrens' services

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Monday, September 10, 2012

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Children's services in Bolton are to bear the brunt of council cuts following the announcement that the local authority has to make savings of 35.6m over the next two years.

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Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

Link child benefit to take-up of free hours, says think-tank

Unpaid overtime props up sector

Funded early education hours not enough to 'narrow the gap'

Troubled Families programme to expand focus to under-fives

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

London's children 'penalised' under early years pupil premium

Campaign calls for volunteers to help boost outdoor play in the community

Analysis: What does 'ready for school' mean?

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

Thousands of parents missing out on 30 hours places

Budget 2012: Extra support for service families

Serious conflict at home affects four million UK families

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

More parents applying for 30 hours, but thousands still without a place

Concern over reduction in nursery teacher numbers

Families with disabled children missing meals to make ends meet

Law change to speed up adoption process for babies

New early years funding tool

Number of under-fives set to soar

No case for profit-making schools, think-tank finds

Elizabeth Truss appointed early years minister

Two-thirds of single parents in lower-skilled jobs because of unavailable childcare

Council to cut back on childrens' services

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